Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If allowed to go overripe , barley ears tend to fall off the stems , and heavy losses can occur . |
| 2 | Single specimens , even if very brightly coloured , tend to disappear in the shadows , whereas they will be more conspicuous planted in a block especially if supported by masses of healthy green foliage : ferns for a splash of colour . |
| 3 | Er not so much on Street because they tend to stand near the flats . |
| 4 | Television is such a visual medium that we all tend to concentrate on the images and not the words . |
| 5 | This appears to be reflected in the character of the Anglo-Norman fabliaux , which — small though their number is and therefore a rather unreliable basis for generalizations — tend to concentrate upon the adventures of knightly characters , and to develop the characters they contain in terms which , however facile , represent the aristocratic or courtly ethos : characters are frequently identified as " " bel " " , " fine " , for instance , and given " noble " motives for their actions , such as the lady of Un Chevalier , sa dame et un clerc , who , superficially at least , gives herself to the clerk as an act of pity , in order to avoid his dying of his " " maladie " " of love . |
| 6 | In public bureaucracies there may be conflicts of interest between different levels of the hierarchy arising from the values which different strata bring to bear on the policies being pursued by the government . |
| 7 | If you want to go through the details of assignment and analysis , there are many excellent treatments that will help you , varying in depth from the brief but extremely clear account in Ref. [ 20 ] to long and complicated books on the subject , for example , Ref. [ 21 ] . |
| 8 | Well I think I 'll go round actually cos they 're queuing up , we want to go to the grocers so er if we go up The Avenue we shall just come past the front of it . |
| 9 | erm there 's two guys want to go in the Marines in mine anyway and so they 're paying erm , A levels of fifteen hundred quid for one of them . |
| 10 | Right colleagues , I now propose to go round the regions and invite regional speakers on the Labour Party trade union links er document , Liverpool , do you wish to put a speaker in ? |
| 11 | Natural stone is more difficult and expensive , but the best option if you want to plant into the sides . |
| 12 | If you really want to know about The Charlatans , go back to the Tim Burgess ' roots with The Electric Crayons . |
| 13 | If you really want to know about The Charlatans , go back to the Tim Burgess ' roots with The Electric Crayons . |
| 14 | The one complication is that all Windows applications place the same sort of minimum demands on a machine and so if you want to work in a Windows environment you will have to add the extra requirements to machine fit to run Windows . |
| 15 | We want to provide for the children 's cognitive development , yet do not wish to assess them by something they are not fully competent in : the English language . |
| 16 | My scope here is necessarily limited , and I propose to concentrate on the relationships between the political parties and the social collectivities which have furnished their support blocs . |
| 17 | I propose to write to the shops affected by the move of the Clerk Street stop — Edinburgh Fabrics ( 12/14 St Patrick Square ) — to advise them of the proposal . |
| 18 | The Tories want to trample over the workers , particularly through the instrument of unemployment which has already frightened workers into accepting wage cuts such as at Cambuslang . |
| 19 | There somewhere around Nottinghamshire something around Nottinghamshire what are they describing there three four three four three four to call for a bash at Kids ' County do n't leave it too long before you call and er if you want to talk to the councillors about the leaf stem and trees you can call as well . |
| 20 | I want to talk to the hijackers . |
| 21 | Those with very small buccal capsules , like the trichostrongyloids , or simple oral openings , like the ascaridoids , generally feed on mucosal fluid and cell debris , while others , such as the oxyuroids , appear to scavenge on the contents of the lower gut . |
| 22 | ‘ You want to look at the toys while I go in here ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ No , I want to look at the ponies with Ricky , ’ said Perdita , frantic not to miss a minute . |
| 24 | I want to look at the consequences of replacing these assumptions by two others : that we should concentrate on how mind might develop out of matter ; and that we should view the mind primarily as something which enables action . |
| 25 | Oh yes I mean Then er we had the Christmas Fair meeting of which maybe you want to look at the minutes now . |
| 26 | kick up a row , I said you want to look at the dogs , just go outside and see all the old rubbish that get 's chucked out there |
| 27 | I 'm sorry to inflict this on you , Miss Glynn , but I want to look at the contents of the bureau amongst other things and it is better that a member of the family should be present . |
| 28 | ‘ I want to look at the bodies . ’ |
| 29 | The Republic 's Foreign Affairs Minister Dick Spring said today the new generation of Irish people want to escape from the shackles of the past . |
| 30 | oh tell mummy I want to play on the bikes |